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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-01
An Era of Peace.

A notew orthy illustration Of the ex-
tent to which the South has already
outgrown the era of the Confederacy
mas just been furnished in Alabama.
A proposition was made that the Lcgis-
lature should make q liberal appropria-
ton for the erection of marble mon
ument at the capital in memory of the
Alabamians who lost their lives in the
Southern army. But the new Gov
ernor. Thomas Seay, himself soldier
on the Confederate side. in his in
augural address takes ground against
such use of the public funds, at least
until ample provision has been made
for the care Of surviving soldiers, and
even questions the wisdom of such an
appropriation under any circum-
stances, recalling the fact that there
were those among the ancients who
opposed the erection of monuments in
commemoration of the triumphs of civil
strife, and that at one time some of
those that had been erected were razed
to the earth. The Noble Register, one
Of the most prominent Democratic
newspapers in the State, goes still
further than the Governor. 1t argues
that the proposition is unconstitu-
tional, and that even if it were con-
stitutional, it would not be equitable to
tax all citizens for monument which
does not represent the sympathies of
all the people, since there are "a vast
number of taxpayers in Alabama, old
Union men and their descendants. col
ored men, newcomers from the North,
and others who had no sympathy with
the Confederate cause. IN y Post.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-01
An Anti-Salary-Grabber.

Fourteen years ago next February,
Mr.. Cox arose in the House of Repre-
sentatives to protest against the in
famous salary-grab which the Forty
second Congress was then contem-
plating. In denouncing the proposed
act, he was almost, if not quite, alone.
He voted steadily against the grab at
every stage. and he voted against the
bill in which the steal was incorpo-
rated; and when the grab went
through, he was among the first to re-
turn to the treasury the five thousand
dollars which became his share of the
ill-gotten spoils. This record of
scrupulous integrity in the matter of
his own pecuniary relations with the
Government he serves, ought to be
enou Ii to prevent Ohio editors. hcbe-
tudinous or otherwise, from SANDER
ing Mr.. Cox. No man in Congress
works harder to earn the salary that is
his inst due; no man in Congress is
quicker to refuse to draw from the
treasury money that does not properly
belong to him for services rendered. -
N Y SIM
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-01
piTH AND POINT.

"A new book is entitled THE Key
hole Country" IL is undoubtedly full
of conversations accidentally over
heard.
--Shc-I think any man ought to be
able to support n woman. He-Well,
don't know about that; some women
are insupportable, you know Wash
ington Globe.
---"Onc Hundred Years. is the title
Of new Thanksgiving poem. 1t is n
terribly long sentence, but after read
ing the poem we are convinced that the
poet deserved it.-Bnrlette.
Some fireman. somewhere, evident
ly smitten with somebody, gave the fol-
lowing toast: Cupid and his torch. the
only inccndiary that can kindle a flame
which the engines can not quench."
--Gus-Havc you put the important
question to old Moneybags' daughter.
Jackp Jack-No. / hear there is u
prior attachment there. GusYou
don't say SOP Jack-Ycs, the sheriff
has attached every thing the old man
owns.-N Y Sun.
Professor Ito studcnts)-Pray, go
on smoking, it doesn't annoy me in the
least; on the contrary, like to see 9th
ers enjoy it. 1t is the same with to-
bacco rs with hay; l don't eat any my
self. but am delighted to watch others
enjoying it.-M. Y. Telegram.
Servant Ito woman ut the door)-
The mistress was taken very i'll last
night and can't see anyone. Them's
my orders. Woman-Yes. Will you
please say that Miss S., the dressmaker.
nf fh, Mt fnft iof
absence)-You are to walk up stairs,
mum.--N. Y. Herald.
If he had mind
The dude he would go ACQUIRING,
Then said his mamma kind
You must not CO." and he answered,
"I'll go II have n mind"
The mother smiled sereney
Then said, in accents low,
III that Is the case my darling,
You certainly will not CO."
Mr.. Minks-I met an old school
mate to-day for the first time in forty
years and we had grand talk about
old times. Mrs. Minks-lt was a man,
/ suppose. 80! yes, and as long as
I've lived never saw such a perfect.
example of contentment and earthly
happiness as he is" "Did he marry
any one l know?" mo, he never mar
ried. ."-Omahd World.
--Bagley (who has just been intro
duced)-Colonel Trump, Of the Hog
town HoDier? Happy to meet you. My
wife sent several poems to the Ho,Dier
in earlier years. They never appeared,
l believe. Colonel Trump-Possibly
not. You see, am compelled to send
back or destroy interesting matter
every day; receive so much. Bagley
Indeed! Why don't you put some Of
it in the HoUlcr occasionally ?-Philu-
delphia call.
--Sweetly explained wish was
star" he said, smiling at his own po-
ctic fancy. II would rather you were
q comet" she said, dreamily. His
heart beat tumultuously. "And why?".
he asked tendcrly. at the same time
taking her unresisting little hands in
his own. "And why?' he repeated inn
periously. "Oh," she said, with
brooding earnestness that fell upon his;
soul like bare feet on cold oil-cloth.
"because then you would come round
only once every fifteen hundred years" W
| ~. Y. Ledger.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-01
WORTH KNOWING.
How to Prevent the DiscOloration OF the
Skin After u Blow.

How to Prevent the DiscoIoration Of the
Skin After u Blow.
Take little starch or arrow-root,
and merely moisten it with cold water.
and lay it on the injured part This
must be done Immediately, so as to
prevent the action of the mir upon tho
skin. However, it may be applied
some hours afterwards with good ef-
fects.
l learned this when resident
of France. 1t may already be
known here, but have met
with none aiaong my acquaintances
who seem to have heard of it. The old
remedy, raw meat is not always at
hand, and some children have an insur-
mountable repugnance to let it be ap-
piled. always make use of the above
remedy when my children meet with an
accident; there is Lothing unpleasant
in its use, and it keeps down swelling.
and cleanses and facilitates the healing
of scratch 's when the little ones fall ON
the gravel in the garden. Journal d
Chemistry.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-01
RUSSIAN USURERS.
How They Cypress the Poor, Struggling
and DcspOndent Pensantry.

HOW Iney oppreSS tne POOF, StruSKunR
and Dcspondent Peasantry.
Russia is fast verging toward land
lordism in its most pronounced form.
and the people are being divorced
wholesale from the soil which their
fathers titled and by which alone them
selves can live. In another generation,
ut the present rate of progress (or
dcgredation), there will be on one side
an agricultural proletariat of sixty or
seventy millions, on the other class
of kouidks and "mir-caters," holding
all the land and virtually owning those
by whom it is cultivated. The present
system is based on the bondage of the
peasants. KoulakS (usurers) and land-
lords lend their money, taking rs sc.
curity the hypothecation of the borrow
er's future labor, and once in debt the
Russian peasant is never free. He be-
comes the bond-slave of his creditor,
who exacts his pound of flesh with Shy
lock ferocity.
But the debtor, when his creditor is q
landlord, has simple yet effective way
and Intellectually rs he knows how. The
Tree luDOTtI UocS lNlCe tS IluCu anu
does it Il great deal better, and for this
evil there is no remedy except one that
is worse than the disease it is meant to
cure-a wcll-paid overseer for every
bondageman. For the peasant who is
working off debt does not fear dis
missal-wants it in fact, and the gov
ernment allows no one to use the rod
but itself. The koulak. or local usurer.
is in n better position than the big land
lord. A peasant himself, he works in
the fields with his bondsmen. and can
see that they work. Being, more
over, man of Importance in
the village, he is naturally more
feared and better served than the ab-
sentec owner. 1t is obvious that under
these conditions agricultural progress
and scientific farming are quite out of
the question. Bondage labor is cheaper
than any other, cheaper even than
machinery. Besides, who would in
vest money in labor-saving machines
when he can lend it out at two or three
hundred per cent. per annum. So it
comes to pass that land owners and
usurers grow rich, cereals are exported
and the peasants die. Hardly ayear
passes that parts of Russia are not de-
vastated by local famines. Instances
of anthropopo hagy often occur, the
wretched peasants being reduced to
such straits that in their desperation
they eat human fesh-literally prey on
each other.-COr. San francisco
Chronicle.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-01

"why! IT'S Nose! It's Nose! It's the
Hook and Ladder Company's lost dog.
What hurt your foot, Mosc?'
"Jimminyv' remarked the police
man. "Iierc's the lost child we have
been tclephoning the city for Bill,
call back to the station for Mrs. Flari-
tyr
"The child is sick" said the man who
seemed to be doctor. "1t's u mercy
it was taken in before II dropped in the
street. Better call an ambulance, SER
geant."
All this and ever so much more was
said. and Enid explained to the SER
gcant all about her visitors.
Then the firemcn marched out.
followed by the joyful Nose, and
she saw the man put him on top of the
truck and drive away in triumph IT
was wonderful how quickly the ambu-
lance arrived; but somebody else came
quicker still, and there was crying and
laughing all mingled together. as u big
woman, in Il red shawl and II blue hat,
came in and picked up the forlorn little
mite of child in her arms, and kissed
Enid, and said
"May the Lord kape We. little lady
for takin' in me precious Mikcy; and to
think it's New Years Day, and thank
YOU kindly, and o, Doctor, it's never
the ambylancc it wants, but its moth
er's arms. God bless We all ~
And with that the reporter stop
ped writing in his little books, and the
ambulance drove quickly away, with u
loud ring of its bell. and the doctor and
policeman shook Enid by the hand.
and the people in the street drifted out
of sight in the darkness, and only the
messenger boy remained.
IF you please, Miss, sign my time
card"
"Gracious!' Have you been wait
ing all this time. There's no message.
thank you. Shall sign my full namep
There it is. and goodnight. I'm real
sleepy. Shut the door hard. I'm so
sleepy"
ENID! Enid! Wake up, deary! Why,
you're fast asleep in the rug, and it's
past ten o'clock"
1t was her mother. She had come
home. and New Years Day was over.
"Mercy! Enid! What confusion the
room is in. You must have had q great
deal of company"
"Yes. l did; good deal" And My
Lady fell asleep again, and Mercy Pa
tience carried her off to bed in her
arms, and she slept soundly till morn
ing.
And then-and then! 1t all came out.
Every word of it was in the morning
papers. and the postman brought II big
letter for Miss Enid, with the compli.
ments of Hook and Ladder Company
No. 6, and the handkerchief she had
used to bind up her first visitors paw
and photograph of the noble fellow
himself. signed by the grateful members
of Company No. 6. In the afternoon q
man called to say that Master Mike
Flarity was doing well, and sent the
compliments of the season to "the lady
and the boofer dog"
OF course, if the whole affair was il
the newspapers, it must be true tha
my Lady receives. ~ Charles Barnard
in n. Y. Independent.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-01
MooNlIeHT's APPOINTMENT.
A Land Rcformcr Now Governor of wy
oming Instead OF u Land GrabJer.

A Land Rcformcr Now Governor of wy
oming Instead OF u Land GrabJer.
Mr.. Moonlight, the recently defeated
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Kansas. has been named BY the Prcsi-
dent for Territorial Governor of Wyo.
ming in place of young Baxter, whose
appointment few weeks ago gave
such unbounded satisfaction to the
citizens of the Territory interested.
The prompt dropping Of Mr.. Baxter
arises from causes which show how
much in earnest the Administrator is
in its determination to save the rem
nant of the pub ic domain for the use
of actual settlers. The Governor who
was removed to give place to Baxter
earned his dismissal by 81 ling with the
land grabbers on every occasion and
by attacking the policy of Land Com
missioner Sparks in his annual report
to the President. 1t had been sup
posed that Baxter was not involved in
any of the land schemes of the far
West, but his appointment had hardly
been announced when reports came to
the White House that Baxter had not
only interested himself in many of
these enterprises, but that, in open and
ilagrant violation of the Presidents or
der, he had fenced in many thousands
of acres of public land. Unable to
give satisfactory account of himself
in these respects. the young man was
displaced and Mr.. Moonlight. who is in
hearty sympathy with the Adminstra-
tons land policy, was given the place
1t will beg n 10 dawn upon some of
the free and easy land-grabbers of that
section after awhile that the day of
big ranches with whooping cowboys to
chase and murder settlers is past - Chi
Cdo0 Heru(d
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-01
Tho President gives evidence of

Tho President gives evidence OF
his special solicitude for tho laboring
and agricultural interests Of the coun-
try both in his discussion OF the effect
upon them of the revenue policy and
his renewed reference to the possibil ty
of promoting arbitration in labor dis
putes by National action. His refer
ence to Civil-Servicc reform shows that
he does not in the least swerve from
his earnest faith in the value of the sys-
tenn established. He makes an admir-
ably clear and concise statement of its
Significance and effect. On the whole
the message is one to which hardly any
exception can fairly be taken, being
unpratentous, patriotic, straightfor-
ward and business-likc. c.-M Y. Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-01
Some paragrapher has started

Some paragrapher has started
an item on the rounds to the effect that
Senator Elmunds has constructed a
fine toboggan slide. In commenting
upon it there is some difference of
opinion as to whether the Vermont
Senator will or will not let Jimmy
Blaine slide. There can be none, how
ever. over the fact that. accustomed
though Blaine is to the severity of
Maine winters, he would find 1t re-
markably cool II no dropped around. -
Detroh Free Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-01

us there no way Of bridging that
gulf of hate and roaring creek OF uit-
terness which yawns and churns be-
tween the Ohio Republicans and John
Alexander Loganp We fear not. Shcol
knows no fury like Ohio scorned.-N
y. Sun
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-01
1897

Der the midnight darkness,
With n measured puce,
Steals the New Yenr noiseless,
Through the empty space.
Hnrk! hear the greeting
OF thousand bells,
Filling earth with music.
And with mystic spells,
Young hearts beat expectant.
: Aged dimly peer
Through the shadowy distance
OF the unknown year.
Prayer and praise commingling.
Unto Heaven ascend;
incense holy upward
Silently doth wend.
Shall the Old Years sorrows
Cloud the New Years sun,
And n wailing minor
Through its glndness run?
May some angel singer,
In loves sweet employ,
Turn each note of sadness
Into strains Of Joy!
May the dead past teach MS
Lessons, pure and grand,
And Gods richest blessing
Rest on every land!
-Nrs Anne Gaskeli, In Congregdtionalts,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-01
THE OLD AND NEW YEAR.

1850.
The grand old chimes are pcaiing,
Wave upon wave they pour
Their floods upon the sands OF time,
Their music on the shore;
And hearts are wildly hcaving. s+.
In their tumultuous flow,
And wandering winds n-drifting
To New Years long ago
Tile lamps glcnm from the city,
The lights from cot and hall,
Ger gayly festodncd windows.
Tho dancers shadows fall:
And in the homes OF childhood.
Sweet, youthful fnces glow.
Where Joy and mirth as brightly
Shone forth long years ago.
Without are gloomy shadows -
Athwart the mnntling snow,
And voices upward stenli ng
In whispers from below:
Whil8 chimes urc poaling gnyly,
And hearts are beating high,
The Old Years sands are gathered
To centuries gone by.
The bells are penling slowly,
And solemn is the time,
A moment--and the heavens
Ring with the New Years chino.
To the New Year. give. welcome,
The fair, untrodden land.
Where time has left no stain,
Nor touched with with'ring hand.
The past may have sad memri
Laid In the grave Of years,
Der which the flowers ore springing.
Fed by repcntant tears.
But tn future had no sorrow,
No parting, and no sin;
The stainless page unwritten
Clasps hope alone within.
Peal on, ye bells, 80 gayly,
While hecrts are beating high.
And some. as mine, impulsive,
Unconsciously reply:
I hear those chimes no longer,
Each sound has died away;
Who of the throng that listened,
VIII hear next New Years Day!
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-27
Care of Poultry.

We don't care to have our readers
conclude that we are deranged over
pyrethrum powder. But it is part of
our duty to tell all we know, or think
we know, that may help our readers in
any way. Most poultrymen agree that
lice on fowls are the cause of more
causes combined. The best way to avoid
the lice pest is to keep ones houses
clean, to sulphur the nests, to white
wash, or to kerosene the houses fire.
quently. Nevertheless, these safety
precautions are sometimes neglected,
and it is often necessary to introduce
new stock which may prove to be alive
with insects. What is the best remedy?
What is the most effective remedy that
may be used with the least trouble and
expense? Our answer is, fresh, pure
pyrethrum powder. Take the affected
chick, hen or rooster in one arm, and
so hold it that both hands may be used
the left to part the feathers; the right,
with the thumb and fore-fnger, to drop
the powder upon the flesh of the entire
body. AS soon as the chicken or hen
is released, its first act is to ruffle up
its feathers and shake itself thoroughly,
the same as if it had arisen from dust
bath. Thus the pyrethrum powder pen
etrates to every part and the hen will
be rid of lice in an hour. The next
thing to do is to kerosene the house,
perches, floor and nests. In this way
both house and poultry may be thor
oughly rid of lice, though second or
even third application may be neces-
sary.-Rural New Yorker.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-27
Reseeding an Old Sod.

When grass seeding has run out it
is rather late to inquire how the grass
may be restored. Prevention is better
than cure. 1t will take less manure to
keep good sod than to make one. And
the idea that badly-sown sod can be
replowed and at once reseeded is a de-
fusion. What grass remains is prob
ably quack or June grass, whose roots
do not easily die out. 1t takes two
years or more of cultivation of June
grass sod to get it into condition for
seeding with clover. If the sod be not
thoroughly rotten it is better to seed
with timothy in the fall, adding clover
in the spring. The timothy will be
run out after two or three years by
June grass, and the field will again
need a repetition of the blowing, ma
nuring and seeding.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-27
Care of Horses Feet.

A correspondent of the Mirror and
Farmer says: "To soak or not to soak
is a question that was started in a
coterie of hOrsemen, the other day, on
being Informed that Harry Wilkes
has not stood in tub for two years.
An Outspoken extremist delivered him
self as follows Some old platter or
sore-toed trotter, whose legs have been
soaked to death and whose feet have
been cut to pieces, may be relieved for
the time by this process, but none of
that sort of thing is needed by sound
horse. My horse was given three fast
heats yesterday; we cooled him out
slowly, washed his feet and legs, and
applied Kitchel's liniment and band
ages. This morning we showered or
sprayed them and repeated the lini-
ment with bandages. This treatment
left his feet and legs as cool as ice, with
out puffs or filling around the cords,
and the horse free from soreness. |
also object to the practice of scooping
out the sole of the foot. A few DAYS
ago | picked up the foot of four-year-
old team horse, in the habit of drawing
heavy loads over hard, stony, rutty
roads; not shoe on her foot, and yet
the sole was shedding as required and
the crust firm and uubroken. That
animal will remain all right unless she
shows speed and some one begins to
soak her feet and legs in hot water and
the average horse-shoer carves her feet
then she will cripple up and become a
fit subject for hoof-expanders, spring
heel shoes, pads and all sorts of in
ventions.'"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-27
Glover and Timothy.

The hay crop is the greatest crop in
the United States and the clover crop
is the most important for dairy pur-
poses. Cows will give more milk when
fed clover than when fed other grasses.
1t should be cut when in full blossom.
Cut it in the morning as soon as the
dew is off. In the afternoon rake it
into windows and let it lie all night
and the next day turn it over. The
grass is not liable to hurt if little
green, buff allowed to get wet ii is hard
to dry. Timothy should be cut before
bloom. In this way we do not get the
dust but get all the nutriment. | tried
it last year and the animals liked it very
much and did better on it. When cut
in this way it is more like dried grass.
1t is very important that we should
give our cows good feed in order to gel
in return good butter and cheese
G.. BidSey.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-27

HUNGARIAN AND MILLET.- Hunga-
rian grass may be sown as late as the
10th of July and make crop of hay
1t has the advantage of any other
forage plant that it grows so rapidly as
to give time to secure crop of it after
it is certain that the hay crop is fail
ure. Millet is slower in coming into
head, and should therefore be sown
somewhat earlier. Both are hot
weather crops and there is no use in
sowing either until the ground is thor
oughly warmed 1t is better, however,
to SOW before the LIST of July. so that
harvesting may come before the time
for cold, wet weather in the fall. There
is an immense amount of moisture in a
large crop of Hungarian or millet, and
when the days are rapidly shortening
in September and the nights are cold it
is slow work drying it out.-Monroe
County, N. Y.